Preps Plus. SOCCER SECTIONAL ROUNDUP.

Rojo's Overtime Goal Lifts Unbeaten Benet

Luke Rojo's 23rd goal of the season could not have come at a better time--in overtime--for No. 3 Benet.

The unbeaten Redwings ended the season for eighth-ranked Wheaton Academy 2-1 on Rojo's goal at the Class A St. Joseph soccer sectional.

Nick Aguilar set up the winning goal by drilling a low pass between three defenders to Rojo. Wheaton Academy goalkeeper Dan Lao charged out to stop Rojo, but the Benet senior slipped by him to score the game-winner and put the Redwings into Tuesday's supersectional at Elmwood Park against Latin.

"I was getting the ball in good position for chances all game, but I just couldn't get good shots off," Rojo said. "But Nick made such a great pass that all I had to do was find the net."

Wheaton Academy (22-3) took a 1-0 lead in the first half on Chris Groenendal's ninth goal. But Benet (18-0-4) tied it 1-1 five minutes into the second half on Ben Aguilar's 17th goal--the assist coming from his brother Nick on a long throw-in.

--Jim Creevy

Class AA

At Plainfield: Ned Grabavoy scored the 100th goal of his career and 39th of the season as No. 1 Lincoln-Way beat Joliet 4-1. The high school All-American also had an assist as the Knights, last year's Class AA runner-up, improved to 23-0-2. Steve Doster also had a goal and an assist.

At Shepard: Russ Pleskunas scored two goals to lift Sandburg (18-6-1) over Stagg 3-0. Next up for the Eagles is Lincoln-Way, which hosts the supersectional at its east campus.

At Chicago: Ninos Biram scored with 50 seconds left in the second overtime to give Mather (18-1) a 1-0 victory over Kelly and a berth in the Monday's Public League final against Senn. The teams were to play Friday, but the game was postponed because Farragut, which lost to Kelly in the quarterfinals, had filed a protest, which was later denied.

At Willowbrook: Ken Guevera headed in a rebound off a Mike Corvo shot to give Downers Grove North a 2-1 victory over Glenbard West. "I saw it all the way off the post," Guevera said. "I was in the right place at the right time." Pat Mazza also scored for the Trojans (20-3-1), who face York Tuesday.

At Hersey: Senior forward Nate Micklos scored the only goal of the game with 15 minutes left to give Fremd a 1-0 victory over Buffalo Grove. His three goals gave the Vikings a 3-0 victory over Conant on Thursday. Fremd is 16-5-3 and next faces St. Charles East.

At St. Charles East: Jared Pauling, with an assist from Grant Markgraf, scored on a header in the 34th minute to lift the No. 7 Saints to a 1-0 victory over Bartlett.

At Prairie Ridge: Steve Reuter's two goals boosted Jacobs to a 3-1 victory over Dundee-Crown.

At Waubonsie Valley: Freshman forward Dan Malloy got his second consecutive winning goal in the playoffs in Waubonsie Valley's 2-1 victory over Naperville Central. Malloy's overtime goal for the Warriors (14-4-6) beat Naperville North on Thursday.

At Eisenhower: Goalkeeper Tito Nunez had 15 saves to help Argo beat Brother Rice 2-0 for its first sectional title. Juan Hernandez and Victor Ponce scored for Argo (18-2-2).

Class A sectionals

At St. Viator: Steve Chromik's penalty kick in the seventh minute gave St. Viator (15-6-4), which outshot Johnsburg 32-3, all it needed for a 1-0 victory.

At Geneva: The host team ran its record to 24-1-1 with a 3-0 victory over Marmion. Eric Strand scored twice for the No. 4 Vikings.

At Fenwick: Jeff Blankstein's first-half goal, off an assist from Tal Madanes, held up to give Latin (12-8-1) a 1-0 victory over U-High.

At Rich South: Scott Mattio's two goals helped Rich East (21-1-1) knock off Peotone 4-1. Ben Fine and Nick Bartley also scored for the Rockets.